Tag: career growth

Market Updates

Queenstown High-end New Builds Residential Homes Surge

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In the most recent quarter 424 new residential building consents were issued in the Queenstown-Lakes District almost doubling from the same quarter last year. Many new consents granted by local council were in the $2+ million category. This trend stands in contrast to sluggish national average.

What’s fueling that boom? Foreign capital. Ultra-wealthy buyers are increasingly building signature properties here. Many still remember stories of underground bunkers (as featured in a high-profile Vice documentary). These are not passive investments, but statements of lifestyle, security, prestige.

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Market Updates

More flexibility for New Zealand migrants who get onto the AEWV system

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Benefits for migrants:

  1. Easy system
  2. Quite fast (getting better)
  3. Quite cheap (involves only the employer to the work visa stage)
  4. New flexibility allowed

Benefits for employers:

  1. The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is fast and cheap for them also, requiring only a few days to get accredited in many cases and about $1,300 including both accreditation and job check. In total about 1-1.5 months start to finish if things go smoothly based on client experiences.
  2. The AEWV allows employers direct control over the process of hiring a foreign job-seeker

Why is the JOB OFFER so important to Migrants?

Because, everything follows naturally from the job offer, including: the work visa, the travel, the house rental, schools if you have children. And once you have relocated, the kind of work you have will continue to shape your experience towards career growth and quality of life opportunities. There are many reasons why it is important to focus on the job first and then schedule everything else around that process.